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Richardl60 ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 04 Nov 2014 Location: Yorkshire Status: Offline Points: 1468 |
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perhaps MF does have a different philosophy from the majority of designers and with the application in use but don't believe an inherent flaw of on axis peak is desirable for an audiophile design or listening environment unless of course this can be tamed with proper loading and enclosure design.
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Graham Slee ![]() Admin Group ![]() ![]() Telling it as it is Joined: 11 Jan 2008 Location: South Yorkshire Status: Offline Points: 8907 |
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Mine say 55 ohms and I've had them about a year so I'm guessing MKII.
We'd best whisper then
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Not simple enough for Google-Bot to understand...
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RichW ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 21 Jan 2013 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 937 |
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The late Herr Sennheiser said that headphone listening wasn't for everybody
because headphones will never flap your flares. The joker in the pack was the '650 - Fritz was having a lachen with that one. |
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Elevator, Accession, Majestic, Reflex M, Solo ULDE, CuSat & Lautus.
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Ash ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 18 Mar 2013 Location: Dorset Status: Offline Points: 2920 |
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I think if the imaging produced by speaker positioning can be mimicked by headphones then you may be able to trick the brain into thinking that it is enjoying a full body sound experience rather than just hearing sound at the ears.
I intend to investigate the Smyth Realiser A16 with the MySphere 3.1 and re-evaluate what is possible with headphones. Just need to sell a load of things first to accumulate the funds. Absurdly expensive, but I guess I never let that stop me in the past. I still reckon that Majestic and Solo ULDE will have better analogue electronics though so they will have to be carried forward and integrated into the signal path.
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Aussie Mick ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 21 Feb 2014 Location: Bendigo Aust. Status: Offline Points: 667 |
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Hi Ash,
I always enjoy reading your posts. Just a heads up that there are numerous studies that show the body “listens” with more than the ears. Sound waves of all sorts (but particularly low frequencies) penetrate the flesh and are picked up by the nervous system, which communicates with the brain, which in turn is able to assimilate that information into any music which is being listened to. Furthermore, the brain is able to tell if vibration felt this way is a part of the music, or unrelated. This is related to how you can tell the sound of a door opening from your favorite album, and if it’s a sticky door jam that rattles the floor or walls the brain is alert to it, even if the music is too loud to hear it via the ears. Incidentally, there is a suspicion that this is why unexpected non-musical sounds on albums (like a baby crying or the click of a lock) can be a bit spooky. Confused brain. So, experiment away, I’m interest to know, especially because the brain is incredibly good and creating physiological response to imagined activity. Mick.
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Ash ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 18 Mar 2013 Location: Dorset Status: Offline Points: 2920 |
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Well the MySphere 3.1, like the K1000, has no earpads or enclosures, so that's one obstacle out of the way. I remember cranking up the K1000 with speakers fully out driven from the Proprius and the imaging was very spatial but did not imitate speaker positioning. It sounded unconfined but still close to the head. MS has a much purer sound than K1000 even though the driver size is smaller but the overall result should be positive. Next is audio signal processing and head tracking, which is where the A16 comes in, to emulate different types of loudspeaker setup. The head tracking is what seems paramount to providing believable frontal localization so I may have to attend a "fitting session" for their product, where they personalise the acoustics for my ear structure and HRTF etc. It is very complicated but it looks like my best chance of imitating stereo or surround sound with headphone convenience and frequency precision.
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